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Monolith is pretty cool and the recent update added even more content on top, so definitely keep an eye on it. Card Quest is the bee's knees. I thought it'd suck. Instead, it sucked me in. If you like challenging card games without min-maxing hundreds of randomly dropped cards, this is the game for you.
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corn in the bible posted:obviously its this game i made  Hollow Knight is really pretty and addictive, but drat if that stuttering isn't annoying.
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Kragger99 posted:Just about to start to play Prey. I've seen many posts about the game talking about hacking coffee cups or something like that. Go in blind, but maybe don't pick the highest difficulty level.
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Jul 30, 2017 21:20
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Evil Mastermind posted:It's easy to miss, but on a lot of missions you can change your vehicle. So sometimes you'll have to do an "early" mission later when you have a decent ride that can actually handle it. For some missions, the default loadouts make it impossible to 100% them. You need to use other vehicles and/or unlock the second afterburner upgrade.
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Aug 1, 2017 07:31
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Hollow Knight is competent, enjoyable and rather difficult (which is a good thing), but Environmental Station Alpha is still peak metroidvania to me. You should play both anyway.
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Aug 3, 2017 20:56
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duckfarts posted:hollow knight is dope as gently caress and polished as hell Except for the stuttering. They really dropped the ball on this one.
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Aug 4, 2017 07:23
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duckfarts posted:Is this a common thing? I haven't experienced stuttering in it I'm doing the final trial in the Colloseum and it's drat annoying. I even have the game on my SSD, but it doesn't really help.
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Aug 4, 2017 07:48
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Nechronic posted:I was watching a streamer play and his chat was saying vsync is really bad for Hollow Knight. Do you have that on? Doesn't help. I think the issue is with how the game loads data. I've increased the heap allocation size to max and this reduced the frequency, but it still happens. EDIT: This really helped. I kept dying after killing an enemy because the game hanged for a split-second while I was in mid-air over a pit of spikes. Now I've cleared the trial and can move on with the game. Blattdorf fucked around with this message at 15:22 on Aug 4, 2017 |
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Aug 4, 2017 14:32
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Hollow Knight is great, but I somewhat feel sorry for all the speedrunners. EDIT: Wow, sub-30 minutes? drat.
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Aug 5, 2017 13:12
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SulphagneSocialist posted:Did the new fast travel options render old records obsolete, or what do you mean? You can glitch yourself through the game. I've just finished it and it's been a wild ride. You think the game has already revealed its hand, but no, another set of cards. It's a big, big game.
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Aug 5, 2017 13:33
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Nongunz is obtuse, but there's something to it that keeps pulling me back into it. Definitely check it out if you have it.
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Aug 5, 2017 17:16
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I decided to play Quiet City, the extra game added to the latest Humble Bundle Monthly, but I finished it faster than I downloaded it. There's really not much to it except for some weird philosophical observation at the end.
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Aug 7, 2017 11:31
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Nongunz is something else. It's a bit like EYE, but without any text whatsover. The mechanics really shine once you figure out how to actually play the game.
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Aug 7, 2017 13:44
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Fuligin posted:I 100%ed Hollow Knight and now I'm craving more ~metroidvania good stuff~ The only other game that rivals Hollow Knight is actually ESA, with the latter being peak metroidvania in my estimate. Ori is cool and worth checking out, but doesn't have that sense of exploration the above two games offer. Anyone recommending Axiom Verge as a good metroidvania should just leave their metroidvania credentials at the door. The game has a promising start and then falls apart halfway through.
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Aug 7, 2017 17:48
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Fuligin posted:Does ESA's story or setting get any more interesting? I've only played the first half hour or so but it was just generating very bland vibes to me. If there's a promise of it going new places that would help a lot. I'm also thinking of just finally playing through Cave Story since I realize I bought it in a sale ages ago. It definitely goes places. Nongunz is so intense I have to take breaks because my hands hurt from all the acrobatics. Play Nongunz! Blattdorf fucked around with this message at 19:41 on Aug 7, 2017 |
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Aug 7, 2017 19:26
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Too Shy Guy posted:You really, really, really want a controller for this one, the dodge roll and slide are very important and you can cancel both into midair jumps that can let you reach seemingly inaccessible areas. I wouldn't say it's impossible to avoid getting hit by some stuff but some of the room-enemy arrangements make it real hard not to take damage. Fortunately your health regenerates and you can consume your upgrades for health before they expire. I've gotten quite a ways into the game, so here's some general observations about the mechanics. Spoilered because you might want to discover things for yourself: Combos: The combo system is more intricate than it might appear. You can combo things as long as you don't exit the castle or the timer doesn't run out. This means that you can chain bosses! A combo score is calculated based on the number of kills and the amount of points. Each kill adds to the multiplier, while different enemies give different amounts of points. Pro-tip: the first boss can really pump up that multiplier because the little mosquitoes count towards it! Also, I've noticed that if you get a higher-level weapon, it'll cause higher-level monsters to spawn (different colours). These monsters are somewhat tougher to deal with, but they also give more points on kill. You can still easily deal with them with your starter pistol as long as they don't bumrush you. There are monsters on level 4 that will end you pretty quickly if you're not careful. But the most important element that really makes the mechanics shine is the fact that your combo timer refreshes whenever you hit an enemy. Once you realize this, every run becomes more about taking the most efficient to maximize your combo. For example, you might want to hit an enemy to refresh your timer, but not kill them, so you can refresh it again on the way back. Or you might want to mostly skip a room because of the layout - sure, there might be more enemies over there, but you won't be able to move to the next room before the combo timer runs out. Sliding and dodge-rolling are key. Sliding lets you shoot upwards which is a critical skill to master so that you can keep the combo going. Dodge-rolling helps you reposition yourself and avoid enemies (mid-air dodge is super useful, learn it). You can also alternate between sliding and dodging to move much faster - which is especially useful for grabbing that treasure chest along the way (I'm talking here about the special treasure rooms). You can easily chain the first three bosses because their patterns are super easy albeit tricky if you're careless. In-game hub: The first thing you'll probably get are the idle farmers. They can be found randomly in the castle, and they all have levels. Level 1 generates 1 point, Level 2 - 2 points, etc. Over time this will start generating a lot of points, so you can eventually just idle for a bunch of points to help buy some basic stuff. There are special creatures to be found in each level. The first one has Death who sells you some basic stuff. The second one has the Graveyard Keeper who will start digging up coffins full of items as long as you pay an increasingly higher price for each dig (this takes some time). The third one has the Sloth - I mean, it looks like a fat man with you back turned to you - who you can pay for a chance to get an item (these items can be max level, so it's definitely worth getting a run starter here). The fourth one has the Jester who will let you start a run a bit further in, but you need to pay him a whooping million points. You can also create minions in the mausoleum. You need several skeleton pieces, a head and a weapon. You can then send these minions into the castle and they might fetch you some items after some time passes. If you get a lot of skeleton pieces, stash them in the coffins inside the masoleum and get these guys some good equipment. The big weapon display lets you buy weapons and heads, so you don't need to fish for them inside the castle. It's a good idea to dump points into this even if you don't need anything right now. Metagame hub: I'm stuck on level 4, and the only change so far has been that the dude keeps getting more orange. I think the boss numbers have something to do with the combination lock.
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Too Shy Guy posted:This is real helpful, especially the combo details. The boss stuff never occurred to me, so I guess it would pay to get good at killing them. There's one that hurls you downward and creates a rather deadly shockwave when you hit the ground.
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Rez Infinite is coming to PC! There'll be announcement later today about this. Keep an eye on this Twitter page. They accidentally spilled the beans prematurely, so the actual tweet is unavailable.
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Aug 9, 2017 07:26
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They were all ready to cheer, too. Holy hell, Rez Infinite is actually out on Steam! It only took them like six versions over the years. Blattdorf fucked around with this message at 17:07 on Aug 9, 2017 |
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Aug 9, 2017 17:04
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PantsBandit posted:Maybe, but I could say the same thing of Valve. If they released a new game with some thought and creativity put behind it, I'm sure it would sell like crazy. But doing something new would take 25% more effort and potentially make 5% less money so they don't bother. I don't even give a drat about there being a card game, it's just that they haven't released any other game that isn't some form of multiplayer. At least they're doing a lot of good work on the VR front. Blattdorf fucked around with this message at 19:35 on Aug 9, 2017 |
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More Nongunz observations: You could combo your way from the start to the fourth boss. You'll need a lot of cards for this, not because of the stats, but in order to heal yourself. The bosses are actually piss easy, so the biggest problem is to move quickly between the rooms and rack up kills/points for the multiplier. The most important source of points are the bosses, though. You'll need a lot of them. A lot.
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kxZyle posted:No Man's Sky... good? They should've put this out on release, but hey, props to them for sticking to their guns.
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deadly_pudding posted:I mean, let's put a Sony middle-manager directly inside your rear end and see how many times you can delay your indie game Sony had to know what they were releasing, so the launch disaster is just as much their fault. If No Man's Sky becomes a great game, I'll definitely check it out because star travelling is totally my jam.
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Aug 11, 2017 14:25
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Ninja Theory does everything well except for writing and mechanics.
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Aug 12, 2017 08:44
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Dungeonmans is pretty cool. I couldn't really bring myself to start playing because I thought you'd need to manage twenty spreadsheets just to clear the first dungeon, but the game is lean and mean and amusing as hell.
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Aug 12, 2017 13:59
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zedprime posted:Everything from Ice Pick Lodge has fundamentally poor gameplay but they all nail otherwordly atmospheres in a way you don't see anywhere else. The obtuse mechanics add to the charm. I've managed to get rather far in Void, but just sort of stopped playing. It's the kind of game where you figure things out a little bit too late to avoid a death spiral, so you have to restart many times. Blattdorf fucked around with this message at 19:07 on Aug 12, 2017 |
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Aug 12, 2017 19:05
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Golf With Your Friends is great and they've added a bunch of stuff lately. It's the best mini-golf game out there.
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Dungeons 2 is surprisingly good. I thought the first game was terrible, but it seems the devs took the criticism to heart and created a decent Dungeon Keeper-esque game with a few neat ideas of its own in the mix. Dig it up from your backlog and give it a spin, you might just get pulled in. Do note the game is semi-casual. You do need to be on top of things, but it's not really a difficult game. I think that's actually for the best since it keeps things flowing in an endlessly amusing direction.
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Aug 13, 2017 20:06
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Ghostlight posted:2205 abstracts out all the shipping management so it does a lot better in that regard because it will just straight-up tell you how many units below production/consumption you are and display them in red. On the flipside, you don't get to design elegant shipping solutions because any deficit that arises is strictly one of supply and demand rather than logistics. 2205 was actually a decent idea and I didn't mind the lack of logistics because you had to juggle resources between the regions. What brings the game down is the fact that the game just ends once you finally get a grip on how things work. "Oh boy, I can't wait to use my newfound knowledge in Mission 2... Wait, what do you mean the game is over?"
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Aug 14, 2017 06:09
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iRend posted:Playing GOLF on my stream over the next few hours, except for when I make a steak. Until FX3 comes out.
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Cosmic Express is busting my balls. The game might seem simple and innocent at first blush, but the puzzles are devious as all hell the further you go in. The difficulty curve is gentler than Stephen's Sausage Roll, so it's a bit easier to get into at least.
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Aug 15, 2017 10:07
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>observer is some heavy poo poo. It feels like it's the new SOMA. I can't say a bad word about it so far.
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Aug 15, 2017 20:18
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VolticSurge posted:Wait, it's good? I'm saying that because it came from the same devs as the aggressively I've only played it for a bit over an hour, but I'm hooked. Maybe the game crashes and burns towards the end, I'll find out soon enough.
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Snuffman posted:How does it play? A Cyberpunk FPS walking simulator? Are there puzzles? There are some puzzles and interaction. I think it's on the level of Penumbra or, again, SOMA, but it does its own thing. It's definitely not hands-off, walk to the exit.
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Aug 15, 2017 21:40
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Pigbuster posted:Fricking christ August was gonna be the boss game month and now everything keeps getting delayed aaaagh. The coming months are stacked, and there are various gems popping up out of the blue. You'll be hard-pressed to keep up with all of it.
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Aug 16, 2017 20:22
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Jamfrost posted:I feel good about my Rookie Arcade run in Nex Machina: Nex Machina is cool, but the lack of a mouse pointer prevents me from investing any time in it. Maybe one day they'll finally get around to it.
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Aug 18, 2017 06:16
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dmboogie posted:as someone who plays through tales games almost entirely co-op; zestiria sucks because the game's central mechanic (fusion) basically forces you to play as one of the two human characters out of a party of six; because if you're playing as any of the other party members and the other player needs to fuse with that particular character, well, you're just SOL. The movesets for characters other than Sorey also suck. Those challenge arenas killed any momentum I had.
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Aug 18, 2017 08:37
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The White Dragon posted:why does the slow steam browser bug keep happening to me? i keep having to flush the download cache, but then it just happens all over again I keep getting this, too. And the browser just hangs randomly.
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Aug 19, 2017 22:19
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vorebane posted:Alwa's Awakening looks cool, the block magicking is neat and almost a call back to Solomon's Key. The game is really fun, but I got stuck because the game seems to bug out on me and phases my character a few frames forward whenever I attack something.
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Triple A gaming really only means Triple A graphics. You'd think that with so much cash on hand, they'd invest in Triple A mechanical depth.
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